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@NancyLeeGrahn Allowing D 2 much space, Sml confined space.Kong toys stuffed w treats, pb etc. puzzle toys. Make coming & going non-emo. Before leaving, D goes out,immed.into crate with toys. U get home & it’s immed.outside. When D has accidents aft cleanup feed bowl exactly where accident was.

@MQBarber Ordered! Can’t wait!!

Preorder listings for Minding Their Manners are starting to appear! Get ready to snuggle up for a good long read. 🥰 mqbarber.com/neighborlyaffe…

@MQBarber Do we have a title?

@DSmee No links yet, but I'm getting it back from my editor in four days. 😃 Once I see how much cleanup I need to do, I'll be able to set a definite date. It'll either be November or early December.

Writing a book description: Right, so just trim that 184,000-word novel into 150 words that explain the emotional stakes and tell readers what to expect. And make it intriguing. Got it? Great. We're all good here. #authorlife #amwriting #thiscallsformorecaffeine

@MQBarber YOU GO GIRL!!!

One. Chapter. Left. #amwriting #firstdrafts

@MQBarber We like more!!

I am exceptionally bad at estimating chapter length. "Oh yes," I say, "this chapter will be 2,000 words and be finished in a day." 3 days and 4,600+ words later, here we are. #relief #amwriting #authorlife

@MQBarber Just remember that your friend is coming to visit you. Your friend is not coming to inspect your house!

I meant to tidy up the house before a friend's visit, but then a character started talking to me. Now I have pages for the manuscript and no concept of what day it is. Was she here? Did we meet? Who knows. #amwriting #authorlife

@DutchOutlanders @Outlander_STARZ @BrekelmansDorus @caitrionambalfe @Writer_DG @SamHeughan @FMNGin Astounding! I love, love, love it!

Proud and honoured to show all you 'Outlandies' out there the final result: My Claire Fraser in oil on panel framed 18th Century style. Hope she looks nice..... Thanks so much and greetings, @BrekelmansDorus #outlander #outlanderart #oilpainting #caitrionabalfe #clairefraser cai

@MQBarber And who doesn’t eat Mac n cheese for breakfast?

TFW you're eating mac&cheese for breakfast -- don't judge -- and a new character voice pops in to insist there's a conversation in that, so you write down a scene for a someday book. #amwriting #everythingisastory #writingcommunity

@deapoirierbooks I’ll take the ‘just’ as long as they aren’t standing _on_ line with ‘just’ the boss of me!

@MQBarber Hurrah! A sequel!!

Is there a word for "simultaneously elated and crushed"? Because I woke up this morning and wrote 10 pages, yay! Only they're not for the current manuscript. They belong in its sequel. Facepalm. Get it together, brain! #amwriting #WritingCommunity

@Writer_DG Wishing you a happy birthday 🎁🎈🎂🎉🎊. Thank you for all the lovely books📚 that we’re all addicted to!

#DailyLines #MyBirthday #ImHappyToHaveMadeItThisFar #GoTELLTheBEESThatIAmGONE #NOitsnotfinished (cont) tl.gd/n_1sri05h

@valskorup We moved to doggy drugs that would give you the munchies in the night. The biggest bully baby spent the night vomiting and sleeping under us! Poor little dude.

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Can’t wait!!

@MQBarber But it’s faster! 😁

@DSmee I do when I have to, but it's just not as effective for me. I'm a pencil-and-paper gal at heart. 💖

It never fails: I do my best thinking the instant I walk away from the computer, then spend 30 minutes furtively hunched over a notepad, scribbling away with a dull pencil -- & the next 30 trying to decipher my handwriting to add it to the manuscript. #amwriting #writingcommunity

@MQBarber Never works for me either. I’ve given up.

If Oculus Reparo worked properly, I wouldn't have spent 3 hours of my morning writing block on an errand to get my glasses repaired. I must be pronouncing it wrong. #amwriting #indieauthor #helpmehermioneyouremyonlyhope

@MQBarber Get a long line so puppers can run outside before she has an accident!

TFW the dog refuses to acknowledge your existence because you made her wait for her morning walk while you jotted down just a couple of book thoughts. For 20 minutes. Sorry, puppers! #amwriting #authorproblems #writingcommunity #indieauthor